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Duke Softball Holds Stadium Groundbreaking
5/23/2016 1:45:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Kevin White, Senior Deputy Director of Athletics Dr. Chris Kennedy and head coach Marissa Young headlined a groundbreaking ceremony for Duke's new softball stadium on Monday morning on the school's East Campus. The stadium will sit adjacent to Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium, which serves as the home of Duke's field hockey program.
“This is a historic moment for the program, athletic department and Duke University,” White said.
Young, who earned All-America honors three times at the University of Michigan and was named the 2002 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and 2003 Big Ten Player of the Year, was hired as the program's first head coach on July 29, 2015. Assistant coaches Kate Kantor and Amanda Chidester joined the staff earlier this year.
The Blue Devils are set to open varsity play during the 2017-18 academic year. Eleven current ACC schools sponsor softball including Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
The Duke program is scheduled to allot the NCAA maximum 12 scholarships within the first four years of competition. Currently, Duke fields a club softball team that doesn't provide scholarships or compete on the varsity level -- an NCAA Associate Club sport that competes against similar teams from other universities.
#GoDuke
“This is a historic moment for the program, athletic department and Duke University,” White said.
Young, who earned All-America honors three times at the University of Michigan and was named the 2002 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and 2003 Big Ten Player of the Year, was hired as the program's first head coach on July 29, 2015. Assistant coaches Kate Kantor and Amanda Chidester joined the staff earlier this year.
The Blue Devils are set to open varsity play during the 2017-18 academic year. Eleven current ACC schools sponsor softball including Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
The Duke program is scheduled to allot the NCAA maximum 12 scholarships within the first four years of competition. Currently, Duke fields a club softball team that doesn't provide scholarships or compete on the varsity level -- an NCAA Associate Club sport that competes against similar teams from other universities.
#GoDuke
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— Duke Athletics (@Duke_ATHLETICS) May 23, 2016
Time to start building @Duke_SOFTBALL's home! We're going live on our Facebook page at 9:50am!#BuildingDukeSB pic.twitter.com/cCwYhGxCu3
The 🏗 stage is set. Closer to 😈 Softball time. #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/HjqLnwBO2n
— Duke Softball (@Duke_SOFTBALL) May 23, 2016
"This is a historic moment for the program, athletic department and @DukeU," Dr. Kevin White pic.twitter.com/iM6WHHUUhz
— Duke Softball (@Duke_SOFTBALL) May 23, 2016
And with that, we have a softball facility being built! #GoDuke 💙😈 pic.twitter.com/p7blz4pdIT
— Duke Softball (@Duke_SOFTBALL) May 23, 2016
.@Duke_ATHLETICS broke ground on the new @Duke_SOFTBALL stadium today! Watch the ceremony on #GoDuke this afternoon pic.twitter.com/JscTndfP0O
— Blue Devil Network (@BlueDevil_NTWRK) May 23, 2016
Congrats @Duke_SOFTBALL! https://t.co/6n6JUXKNSm
— Jon Scheyer (@JonScheyer) May 23, 2016
Congrats @Duke_SOFTBALL can't wait to attend games at the new stadium! #LetsGoDuke https://t.co/C9gBqNSflI
— Nolan Smith (@NdotSmitty) May 23, 2016
So excited for each step forward! #GoDuke https://t.co/Y6f9RZSaiI
— Duke Compliance (@Duke_COMPLIANCE) May 23, 2016
Cool to be at the @Duke_SOFTBALL groundbreaking today. Excited to start training the first class this coming fall! pic.twitter.com/BucV85ICrg
— DukeSportPerformance (@Duke_SPORTSPERF) May 23, 2016
Congrats on this step! Looking forward to adding you to #ACCSB in 2017-18! https://t.co/6zQK6csYXB
— ACC Softball (@ACCsoftball) May 23, 2016
Congratulations on the groundbreaking for your new stadium! Excited to have you in the league soon! #ACCSB 👌 👏 https://t.co/tQMbBSIwCP
— PackSoftball (@PackSoftball) May 23, 2016
#BuildingDukeSB #Groundbreaking pic.twitter.com/vXLxNxz2gG
— Duke Game Operations (@Duke_GAMEDAY) May 23, 2016
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